Maintenance Worker
What you'd do
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Major duties
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Alaska Region, Katmai National Park and Preserve, King Salmon, Alaska. At the full performance level (WG-07) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Carpentry and Structural Repairs Perform repairs on homes, outbuildings, and various structural facilities. Complete window and door replacements, cabinetry work, trim installation, and other carpentry related tasks. Painting and Surface Maintenance Paint interior and exterior surfaces of park buildings and associated structures. Clean, maintain, and properly store paints, coatings, and related equipment. Plumbing and Heating Systems Maintain, repair, and replace plumbing components throughout the park. Conduct routine maintenance and repairs on heating boiler systems. Roofing Repairs and Maintenance Perform minor roof repairs and preservation activities on park facilities. Work with multiple roofing materials, including metal, asphalt, and wood shingles. Electrical Repairs Complete minor electrical work, such as replacing lighting fixtures and wiring new switches. Maintain electrical components associated with heating boiler systems. General Maintenance Support Assist with custodial responsibilities, including sweeping, mopping, and maintaining office areas and restrooms. Please visit find a park for additional park information.
What you need to qualify
Requirements Continued... As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement 07/21/2026 unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required. Local knowledge of the resources and the typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished will be applied in the performance of duties. -AND- To be eligible your resume must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration. The area of consideration can be found in the below paragraph: Areas considered "near" Katmai National Park and Preserve are Federal Subsistence Areas of Unit 17C, as well as Unit 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E, to include the communities of Naknek, King Salmon, Dillingham, Clarks Point, Ekwok, South Naknek, Koliganek, Port Alsworth, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Iliamna, Newhalen, Kokhanok, Igiugig, Levelock, Egegik, Pilot Point, Ugashik, Port Heiden, Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Perryville, and Ivanof Bay. -ALSO- The following are the competencies identified for this position. Applicants are not required to address these competencies in a separate document but are encouraged to include in their resumes experience related to these competencies. Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. Technical practices (theoretical, precise, artistic). Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc. (Includes blueprint reading.) Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, and repair. Use of measuring instruments. Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment. Knowledge of materials.
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